Central City News

BATON ROUGE — Four of Central’s elected city officials were among 350 mayors and city councilmen from across Louisiana at the Louisiana Municipal Association’s Mid-Winter Conference in Baton Rouge last week. Attending were Mayor Mac Watts, councilmen Dr. Tony LoBue and Wayne Messina, and Mayor Pro-Tem Ralph Washington, as well as executive assistant to the […]

CENTRAL — The new State Superintendent of Education, John White, stopped by Tanglewood Elementary School Wednesday, Feb. 8 for a tour of the campus. He was escorted around the school by 3rd graders Connor Cassels, Morgan Rabalais, and Richard Bethley. Tanglewood Elementary School is the home of Louisiana’s top performing 3rd graders for two consecutive […]

CENTRAL — Events coming up in and around Central: March 2 and 3 • Spring Festival and Craft Fair Greenwell Springs Baptist Church’s 7th Annual Spring Festival and Craft Fair will be held Friday, March 2, 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 3, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.  There will be carnival rides, games, […]

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Former Trooper Heads Criminal Division for Sid CENTRAL — With 36 years in law enforcement, Col. Lawrence McLeary has seen it all.  Now, as the No. 2 man in the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, he will have a much greater role in the fight against crime. McLeary has been appointed chief of the Criminal Division […]

CENTRAL — After hearing from a packed house last Thursday night, the Central Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously killed a proposed townhouse development at the entrance to Comite Hills subdivision.  The project by Brandon Dotson would have put 20 townhouses on 3.5 acres of land on Triple B Drive. Resident R. J. Saucier summarized the […]

Commercial Development at Village at Magnolia Square CENTRAL — Steve Rabalais unveiled his new retail and commercial development at the Village at Magnolia Square on Lovett Road last Thursday night.  The 6,300-square-foot development will be the home for five businesses: • Rabalais Homes, LLC (Steve Rabalais) • Bourg Insurance (Brennan Bourg) • Edward Jones, money […]

Coach Dotson Resigns Despite Banner Season CENTRAL — Central schools Athletic Director Sid Edwards will be the head football coach for the Central High Wildcats after the resignation of Coach Doug Dotson, who led Central to the State 5A Playoffs during 2010 and 2011. Edwards was presented to Central football players Monday afternoon at the high school […]

CENTRAL — Prospective students for the Fall Semester at Central’s new Christian school, Apostolic Truth Academy, will be able to pick up School Packets beginning Tuesday, Jan. 31. The school serves students from pre-K to 12th grade, using the Abeka curriculum. The tuition for the school for non-church members is $1,500 a year, according to […]

GOP Women Aid Students at Four Central Schools CENTRAL — More than 400 3rd graders are enrolled in Central schools, and each one of them has received a dictionary from the Republican Women of Central. The reference books were given to students, 3rd grade teachers, and librarians at St. Alphonsus, Central Private, Tanglewood Elementary, and Galilee Baptist […]